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Marlborough Hudson An edition of the Community Advocate
Vol. 51 | No. 22 | May 29, 2026
New store on the block
After PFAS lawsuit, Hudson will construct new well
Shaw’s becomes Marlborough’s newest supermarket By Evan Walsh Managing Editor
By Paul Hopkins Reporter HUDSON – Some bossa nova jazz and a slideshow of town accomplishments greeted Town Meeting voters at Hudson High School. But before long, residents got down to serious business. At Town Meeting, residents voted to appropriate $1.65 million to design and build a replacement Chestnut Street Well No. 3, with work expected to begin this fall. The replacement well will be drilled near the existing infrastructure to allow the re-use of equipment used to move water to the treatment plant. Hudson and other communities sued manufacturers of PFAS, including 3M, DuPont, and Tyco/BASF. PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are toxic “forever” chemicals detected in public water supplies across the country. Hudson was told last year it would eventually receive $2.9 million (before expected costs and fees) in installments from the lawsuit.
MARLBOROUGH – Shaw’s in Marlborough is officially open. On May 22, dozens of eager community members gathered outside 193 Boston Post Road West to celebrate the city’s newest supermarket. The grocer will employ approximately 170 individuals, and with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, the store officially opened to much fanfare. “It’s well worth the wait. The dedication you all put into the store and the community is extremely remarkable and I can’t thank you enough,” said Marlborough Mayor J. Christian Dumais. “I’ve worked in retail management, so I know behind the scenes — all the planograms and all that wonderful stuff. I do appreciate that line of work.”
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Shaw’s donated $10,000 to the Marlborough Community Cupboard to celebrate the store’s opening. The grocer made a number of other donations. (Photo/Evan Walsh)
Banners honoring Hudson veterans again line town’s streets By Paul Hopkins Reporter HUDSON – It was a special trip to Hudson for Frank Farina. Farina traveled from Davidson, North Carolina, to be among the dozens of family members honoring veterans at the Hudson Hometown Heroes ceremony on May 16. Farina’s father —
who was also named Frank — served in World War II and is buried in St. Michael’s Cemetery. He is also represented on one of the nearly 190 veteran banners that hang throughout the center of Hudson. The banners, which hang from Armed Services Day until Veterans Day each year, honor veterans who have a connection to Hudson. Veterans are recognized with 24-by-48-inch
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banners that can be seen along Washington Street, Broad Street, and Central Street. Candidates for the banners must have served in any of the branches of the military — Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, National Guard, Space Force, or Coast Guard — and must have either been honorably discharged or died in the line of duty. Heroes | 6
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